| Fleur | Amandine | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Flower | Much-loved |
| Origin | french | French |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | FLUR | ah-mahn-DEEN |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1926 | 1991 |
| Peak year | 2021 (16) | 2002 (10) |
| In 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Fleur | Amandine |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 64 | 5 |
| 2010s | 92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26 | 34 |
| 1990s | 0 | 17 |
| 1980s | 15 | 0 |
| 1970s | 49 | 0 |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 |
| 1930s | 6 | 0 |
| 1920s | 13 | 0 |
Literally the French word for 'flower', from Latin 'flos/floris'. Popularised in English by the character Fleur in Galsworthy's 'The Forsyte Saga'.
Amandine comes from the Latin amanda, “worthy of love, much-loved.”
Fleur is more popular than Amandine today: about 11 US babies were given the name Fleur in 2025, compared with 0 named Amandine.
Fleur means Flower (french origin), while Amandine means Much-loved (French origin).
In US records, Fleur first appears in 1926 and Amandine in 1991, so Fleur has the longer recorded history.